A military treatise on this battle discusses its implications for Napoleon and Frederick the Great before closing with an account of Sedan. The victorious general forced the action by ordering his lig
A military treatise on this battle discusses its implications for Napoleon and Frederick the Great before closing with an account of Sedan. The victorious general forced the action by ordering his light cavalry to harass troops carrying drinking water from the Aufidus River, while it turned on the losers' decision to increase line depth to 36 men. Eight legions – the most then assembled – took part in this clash, an obsession of von Schlieffen, which led to the (*) principes being deployed farther behind the hastati and the permanent adoption of the strategy of Fabius Cunctator. Maharbal's Numidian cavalry enabled the victorious side to place Celts and Spaniards at their center, which led to Roman forces under Amelius Paulus and Terentius Varro suffering over 90% casualties after being doubly-enveloped. Following clashes at Trebia and Lake Trasimene, for 10 points, name this Second Punic War victory in Italy for Hannibal.
A military treatise on this battle discusses its implications for Napoleon and Frederick the Great before closing with an account of Sedan.
ANSWER: Battle of {Cannae}